Windows 10: Is the "Upgrade" a good thing to get?

After an upgrade like this, you have 10 days in which you can go back to your previous version. Do not delete windows.old if you think you may want to take this option.

 

But why am I even having problems? AddRAM said he has this update and isn't having problems. I don't understand why some computers work fine and others don't even though the program/update is exactly the same.

 

The first generally shouldn't happen, except that System Restore is disabled, and I think a couple of others have been mentioned.
The second might only happen if the program is deemed incompatible. As you were already running Win 10, I'd not have expected that.

One area that can cause problems is that of driver versions. Different PCs may use quite different hardware. Drivers are replaced on a major build upgrade; some find they need to use older drivers in certain cases than MS supplies. This can be a real annoyance.

It's really annoying if MS can't respect your defaults. They do tend to focus on getting people to use their universal apps. I've not noted many such reports.

Are you logged in as your normal user successfully? Can you see your normal desktop and Documents, Photos etc?

My view is always to act defensively.
Create/update your disk image before upgrading.
Upgrade after the first major update a couple of months or so after the major build release.

 

Well, my update was about a month ago. How long ago was the last Win10 version released? I'd like to know so I'll know when to look for "fix-it" updates rather than a new version.

 

The latest Feature Update is the Fall Creators Update (version 1709) which was released on 17th October. A new version of Windows 10 will be released every six months from now on. The next major update (1803?) is due out in April.

The 'fix-it' updates are the Cumulative Updates (a cumulative update includes all previous updates, so you only need the latest one). These are routinely released on the second Tuesday of each month (aka 'Patch Tuesday') though sometimes additional update are released early if there's an urgent 'fix'. Windows Update should automatically check for and install these updates.

Cumulative updates are specific to a particular version (1709, 1703, 1607, etc.). The monthly CUs for all supported versions are released simultaneously. You can see the release history for all versions here.

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/...update-history

 

Hey Delly sorry you are having problems and hope you get it all sorted out.....One thing I disagree with is when people think win 8/8.1 was a bad OS.....To me win 8.1 was the best OS I have used to date and if MS had given me the option of having win 8.1 or win 10 for life I would have chosen win 8.1 instead of win 10.

As far as all the OS since XP I have used them all except Vista.....Here is how I rate them......
XP.........Great in its simplicity as to what it could do....Used it at work & home for 24 years.
Vista.......Have never used it.
Win 7.....Pretty good stable OS......Also used it at work for several years.
Win 8/8.1......The best one I have used to date....Used this on 2 PC's at home since its inception.
Win 10....A good OS and hopefully MS will stay on top of things and listen to what the consumer wants(This would be a first)

And finally I sure see a lot of people having problems with Win 10 but for me personally I have never had one problem with Win 10 since I upgraded to it since day one.....No matter what version or updates.

 

If your having problems I would bet its because of Ccleaner. I find that program does more harm than good

 

Seriously? How so?

 

Really, I`ve been using CCleaner for a very long time, never had any issues with it.

 

So have I, but I never, ever, use the registry cleaning options - I just clean out the junk files, internet caches and cookies. It's particularly good for the last of those, as Edge/IE has no way to selectively clean cookies, while CCleaner can whitelist the ones you need to keep.

 

Ccleaner is like any other program. It must be used wisely.

Yes I use the Registry Cleaner, BUT I research what Ccleaner wants to remove. If i agree I remove it.
I find it worth while after uninstalling programs. It finds junk left over.

I remove program (xxxx) and Ccleaner finds leftover (xxxx) I remove it.

Ccleaner makes suggestions of things to remove. As a owner and operator it's my decision whether to remove or not.

Jack

 

IMO I have seen it cause more problems than good... Have a read below at Microsoft community forum below

Registry cleaner for Windows 10 - Microsoft Community

 

I've done a little cleaning of my registry in the past using Ccleaner. I haven't done it recently, so I don't know if it works in the same way now or not, but before I did the cleaning, it allowed me to "undo" it by giving me a file to click on to restore what was in the Registry before the cleaning in case my computer started having problems as a result. I actually did start having problems once and was able to correct it by clicking on that file and undoing the damage.

 

When you upgrade, do all of your default program preferences stay as you set them? Do any programs suddenly go missing?

 

That article, like all of it's ilk, warns of possible damage. Not once have I seen a report of actual damage caused by CCLeaner. I use it often on multiple computers and have never, ever had a problem. I'm talking about hundreds of computers over 10+ years of use. And contrary to most, I use the Advanced mode, do a Select all and delete. I also always Backup what is being deleted in the unlikely case a problem does arise but have never had to restore the backed up registry data.

That's real world, real time use.